General Motors’ Layoff Announcement Could be Leading Edge of Auto Industry US Retreat

Interview with Richard D . Wolff, Professor of Economics Emeritus, University of Massachusetts, Amherst and currently a Visiting Professor in the Graduate Program in International Affairs of the New School University, New York City, conducted by Scott Harris

Posted Nov 26, 2018

Richard D. Wolff discusses General Motors’ layoff announcement and his recent article, “The Narrowness of Mainstream Economics is About to Unravel,” which examines the urgent need to debate the flaws and limitations of capitalism.

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